Title :
Fast information sharing in networks of autonomous agents
Author :
Xiao, Feng ; Wang, Long ; Jia, Yingmin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Manage., Peking Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
A new nonlinear protocol is proposed for state consensus of multi-agent systems in this paper. It is shown that this protocol can provide faster convergence rate than the typical linear protocol, presented by Olfati-Saber and Murray, and furthermore guarantees the states of agents reach a consensus in finite time, provided that the interaction topology, represented by a directed graph, has a spanning tree.
Keywords :
convergence; directed graphs; multi-agent systems; protocols; trees (mathematics); autonomous agents; convergence rate; directed graph; information sharing; linear protocol; multi-agent systems; nonlinear protocol; spanning tree; Attitude control; Autonomous agents; Control systems; Convergence; Multiagent systems; Network topology; Nonlinear control systems; Protocols; Robustness; Tree graphs; Multi-agent systems; coordination; finite-time consensus; interaction topology;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2008
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2078-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0743-1619
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2008.4587185
